As a verb loper
is .
As a noun hoper is
one who hopes.
loper
English
Noun
(
en noun)
One who or that which lopes; a runner; a leaper.
(ropemaking) A swivel placed at one end of the rope-walk, with the whirl being at the opposite end.
Related terms
* interloper
* landloper
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hoper
English
Noun
(
en noun)
One who hopes.
- (Swift)
Related terms
* no-hoper